Having won a big victory, Donald Trump can claim a mandate. But recent history shows that voters punish politicians who ...

Smith won 91.5% support for her leadership — a thunderous mandate to effect radical change. A premier in a majority ...

Republicans have won full control of Washington, but Democrats will retain two key levers of power to shape legislative ...

There was House Speaker Mike Johnson walking behind President-elect Donald Trump's entourage into Saturday night's UFC fight ...

Republicans will win the US Senate majority, CNN projects, shifting the balance of power in Washington and putting the ...

With many competitive races still not called, NBC News has not yet projected which party will control the House in 2025. But ...

There are few meetings presidents dread more than the Oval Office photo-op with the person who's going to replace him.

WASHINGTON—In naming a set of unconventional nominees to run federal departments, Donald Trump this week also took steps to push for a broader goal: realigning the balance of power among ...

Taken together, the political and legal alignment will usher Trump into a second term with unprecedented power following a campaign in which he vowed to fire special counsel Jack Smith “within ...

the balance of power shifted further in Trump's favour. The political landscape of the United States is now poised for a significant realignment under his leadership. Hollywood and other public ...

Former President Donald Trump surpassed the 270 Electoral votes needed to secure the presidency. Trump also also swept the swing states to win a second term in the nation's highest office.